The hottest Saturday of the year so far found the Choir in Leigh-on-Sea Library Gardens singing as part of the annual Leigh Folk Festival. Musical Director Janet Walker was acting as accompanist and Deputy MD Dave Smith conducted. The stage…
In mid June the LOMVC and supporters set off for a two day visit to Kent. Staying in Margate and then visiting Broadstairs and Canterbury, the trip included both sightseeing and a joint concert with the Thanet Male Voice Choir…
Many of the Leigh Orpheus’s performances are fund-raisers, supporting charities in raising their own funds. This evening’s concert was no exception, raising funds for Southend Christians Against Poverty Debt Advice Centre. This concert was extra-special for the Leigh Orpheus as…
A privilege for the Leigh Orpheus to sing with ten other male voice choirs in a Gala Concert that choir members there on the night will remember for many years to come. All available seating was taken by the capacity…
The Choir had the honour of being invited to sing at Porters, the official residence of the Mayor of Southend, to entertain a visiting delegation from Qatar. It was a lovely morning and the Choir sang in the gardens of…
Bringing together two male voice choirs under one roof was always going to be an exciting event for the audience. It was also an opportunity for the two choirs to compare their repertoires and performances as well as enjoying singing…
The Leigh Orpheus Mail Voice Choir were invited to perform at this concert, held in St Augustine’s Church in Thorpe Bay Essex on 2nd March 2019, to help raise funds for the annual Dame Freda Parry scholarship for local singers.…
The Choir arranged this concert at short notice in order to raise money to support victims of the Indonesian earthquake and tsunami. The concert was held at the Salvation Army Hadleigh Temple in Essex on January 26th 2019. The concert…
On 15th December 2018 The Choir returned, for yet another year, to serenade Christmas shoppers at The Royals Shopping Centre in Southend-on-Sea. Singing to an ever changing audience, between 11am and 2pm, The Choir performed items from their repertoire, ranging…
On 8th December 2018 with guests, The Belfairs Academy Choir, and a full and enthusiastic audience in the Salvation Army Temple, Hadleigh, the Leigh Orpheus commenced the concert with ‘Every Time I Feel The Spirit’ an African American Spiritual. …